As of this morning, just as I was getting ready to go visit my nerve-damaged, paralyzed son Colin . . . — P.S. I post daily on his caringbridge site, and often don’t have energy left
Tag: Winter Solstice
My Amaryllis, Matilda, as of two days ago
See Amaryllis post. As you see here, Malilda is ahead of the others. However, when I unboxed her, she was white, already large, and bent over every which way, so much did her burgeoning self resist
How, for me, Solstice eclipsed Christmas
Back in the 50s, when I was still a kid, I remember loving Christmas so much that I dated each year from Christmas to Christmas. Which, now that I know more, was close to the ancient traditi
LOOKING AHEAD (and Behind): As usual, “it’s a process”
My friend Laura sent me her post on the coming Full Moon a few days ago, and I was so taken with it that I said I’d put it up too, as soon as she did. So here goes. BTW: she uses minor
New Moon in Sagittarius Today! Plus Jupiter turns to go Direct! YES
Why am I excited about this turn in astrological affairs? For three reasons: the first two have to do with Sagittarius, and the third with Jupiter (which BTW, happens to rule Sagittarius)! 1
Winter Solstice Gratitude
Today puppy Shadow and I were out again just before dawn, and watched the unusually clear blue sky gradually light up with the coming sun, at the furthest southeast turning point of its annual swin
On My 79th Birthday, Debut Singing Performance!
Back in on December 19, 1942, at 8:02 AM, in San Antonio, Texas, I was born a few minutes before the Sun peaked over the horizon. As luck would have it, when puppy Shadow and I left the house for o
Mid-December, 2021: Humanity is immersed in the throes of the BIG BOOMERANG
More and more, I am picking up on, as well as sensing in my own life, what Tarot by Janine calls “the flip,” as the increasingly exposed corruption at every level of society — includi